Hypogonadism
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Male hypogonadism with a deficiency of testosterone is a relatively common disorder in clinical practice and has significant effects on the fertility, sexual function, and general health of affected men.
Hypogonadism is when the sex glands produce little or no hormones. In men, these glands (gonads) are the testes; in women, they are the ovaries.
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Hypogonadism
Low serum testosterone, also known as hypogonadism or Andropause, affects roughly 39% of men over the age of 45. The prevalence of low testosterone increases with age.
Male hypogonadism is the inability of the testicles to produce testosterone, sperm or both. The condition also is known as testosterone deficiency.
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Male hypogonadism is decreased production of testosterone, sperm, or both or, rarely, decreased response to testosterone, resulting in delayed puberty, reproductive insufficiency, or both.
See also: Hypogonadism
Alternative Names
Gonadotropin deficiency; Secondary hypogonadism; Kallmann syndrome ...
What is Male Hypogonadism?
Male hypogonadism refers to an inability of the testes to produce testosterone (male sex hormone), sperm or both. The condition is also referred to as testosterone deficiency.
Hypogonadism. Any of the conditions that interfere with normal testosterone production, such as Klinefelter's syndrome or pituitary insufficiency, can be associated with gynecomastia.
Aging.
Hypogonadism
A disorder in men that occurs when the testicles (gonads) do not produce enough testosterone.
Hysterectomy
The surgical removal of the uterus.
Hypogonadism:: A condition in which decreased production of gonadal hormones leads to below-normal function of the gonads and to retardation of sexual growth and development.
Hypogonadism with Anosmia
Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism and Anosmia
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Hypogonadism is uncommon and is most often present at the time of birth, usually the result of rare genetic diseases affecting the pituitary gland that may include selective deficiencies of the hormones FSH and LH, Kallman syndrome, ...
hypogonadism in association with a number of endocrinologic conditions
hypertension (high blood pressure)
vascular disease and vascular surgery ...
Hypogonadism
Absent periods (amenorrhea) in women
Sexual dysfunction and loss of muscle mass in men
Hypothyroidism ...
Hypogonadism, in which the testes do not produce enough testosterone.
Thyroid disorders (both hyperthyroidism-too much thyroid hormone- and hypothyroidism, or abnormally low levels of thyroid hormone).
Hypogonadism (leads to lower testosterone levels)
Medications
Medications used to treat other medical disorders may cause erectile dysfunction.
Primary hypogonadism - male
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Testicular failure is uncommon. Causes include: ...
general: Hypogonadism (Delayed puberty) Â- Hypergonadism (Precocious puberty)
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Gigantism Â- Dwarfism/Short stature (Laron syndrome, Psychosocial) ...
Celiac disease
Hypogonadism
Myasthenia gravis
Organ-nonspecific or systemic autoimmune diseases ...
Cardiomyopathy, hypogonadism, collagenoma syndrome ... reduced hormone production by ovaries
CCFDN ... amenorrhea
Celiac Disease ... missed menstrual periods
Celiac disease, susceptibility to 1 ... menstrual changes ...
: Symptomatic hypogonadism in male survivors of cancer with chronic exposure to opioids. Cancer 100 (4): 851-8, 2004.
Abs R, Verhelst J, Maeyaert J, et al.: Endocrine consequences of long-term intrathecal administration of opioids.
Testosterone therapy - about one in six men with osteoporosis has hypogonadism, which is an abnormally low level of the male sex hormone testosterone. Testosterone therapy is used to treat the symptoms of hypogonadism.
Kallmann Syndrome Organization - Kallmann's Syndrome (hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism) - Support Group
Kallmann's Syndrome (hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism) - Support Group
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Kanner Syndrome
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This disorder is a form of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH), which is a condition affecting the production of hormones that direct sexual development.
Causes of primary hypogonadism in males
Causes of secondary hypogonadism in males
Clinical features and diagnosis of male hypogonadism
Effects of cytotoxic agents on gonadal function in adult men
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The child with autoimmune polyendocrinopathy syndrome develops problems in numerous glands (polyendocrine) including hypoparathyroidism, hypogonadism (with sex gland failure), adrenal insufficiency, ...
A disorder characterised primarily by obesity and hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism in adolescent boys; dwarfism is rare, and when present is thought to reflect hypothyroidism. Visual loss, behavioural abnormalities, and diabetes insipidus may occur.
If your sperm quality is affected by hormone problems such as male hypogonadism (where your pituitary gland doesn't produce enough of certain hormones called gonadotrophins), then medicines may help.
Agha A, Thompson CJ; High risk of hypogonadism after traumatic brain injury: clinical implications. Pituitary. 2005;8(3-4):245-9. [abstract]
Hohl A, Mazzuco TL, Coral MH, et al; Hypogonadism after traumatic brain injury. Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol.
Infertility is a common feature of this syndrome and is determined by hypogonadism (decreased testicular endocrine function). Microorchidism(small testes) occurs frequently.
idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH)
A rare syndrome in which male infants are normal at birth and throughout childhood, but do not experience the surge of testosterone necessary to enter puberty.
For men whose testicles produce too little or no testosterone (a condition called hypogonadism), health care providers may prescribe testosterone replacement therapy (TRT).
Men with a history of hypogonadism, thyroid dysfunction, long-term steroid therapy, high alcohol consumption or low physical activity are especially at risk.
Delayed sexual maturation (termed hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism in the medical evidence),
Delayed growth and weakened bones (osteoporosis), severe pain from arthritis particularly of the back at a young age is common.
Hyperprolactinemia and hypogonadism
Associated Disorders
The following are manifestations of LCH:
Solitary or multifocal eosinophilic granuloma: lesions typically impact bone.
Idiopathic Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism; Idiopathic Hypothalamic Hypogonadism; Infectious Human Hepatitis
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Idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
Intestinal radiation injury
Kallmann syndrome
Open prostatectomy
Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection
Scrotal trauma
Sertoli-cell-only syndrome
Spinal malformation
Testicular choriocarcinoma ...
decreased sex drive
erectile dysfunction, which means trouble having or keeping an erection
hypogonadism, which is decreased testicle size.
Too much growth hormone in adults causes a problem called acromegaly. Its symptoms may include: ...
... like renal failure resulting in uremia in males is associated with decreased ... The cause of hypogonadism in uremia is probably multifactorial. ...
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Drastic weight reduction (resulting from poverty or fad dieting)
Hypoglycemia
Extreme obesity
Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
Chronic illness
Malnutrition
Congenital heart disease (cyanotic)
Hyperthyroidism
Imperforate hymen ...
Estrogen therapy may be prescribed for conditions such as delayed onset of puberty, genital atrophy or female hypogonadism (incomplete functioning of the ovaries, creating symptoms such as vaginal dryness, breast atrophy and lower sex drive).
Male hypogonadism
Klinefelter syndrome
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hypogonadism, a condition in which the ovaries in women or testes in men do not function normally
menopause or surgical removal of the ovaries
normal aging, which causes the bones to become more brittle ...
Also referred to as low-T, andropause, or (its medical name) late-onset hypogonadism, ...
Prolactin levels may be checked as part of a sex hormone workup, as elevated prolactin secretion can suppress the secretion of FSH and GnRH, leading to hypogonadism, and sometimes causing erectile dysfunction in men.
Definitions:
1. Orphan nuclear receptor that participates in adrenal and hypothalamic organogenesis. Defective DAX-1 has been associated with X-linked adrenal insufficiency and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism.
A lack of breast development may be secondary to congenital absence of glandular tissue, a systemic disorder, radiation therapy, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, gonadal dysgenesis, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism or rarely an intersex disorder or ...
They may suffer from testosterone deficiency from birth or it may develop later as the body is unable to produce a sufficient quantity of testosterone; a disease known as Hypogonadism. However, they have nothing to fear as now there [...] ...
commonly accompanies other hereditary disorders in several distinct syndromes, most commonly the Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome, typified by visual destruction (from retinitis pigmentosa), obesity, mental retardation, polydactyly, and hypogonadism.
failure describes a stop in the normal functioning of the ovaries in a woman younger than age 40. Some people also use the term primary ovarian insufficiency to describe this condition. It is also known as hypergonadotropic hypogonadism.
Hypogonadism is a term used to describe what men are experiencing if they are deficient in certain male hormones, especially testosterone.
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